Julio Cortázar Essays

In the novel, Tomorrow When The War Began, by John Marsden is about eight teenagers who confronted a situation that is out of their security and are trying to save their families. Fi, Homer, and Ellie are few of the characters that showed courageousness in the novel; finding out their unknown courage, taking risks, and not giving up to everything that happens. It is some of John Marsden’s message about courage. The characters also demonstrate it while they were in conflict with the soldiers who invaded

by myself , but it quickly transformed into a aggravating night I do not want to have again. Transformation obviously creates fear. This can be seen in the following three stories as well. Oate’s “Where is here”,Arthur Tress’ “Dream Collector” and Julio Cortazar’s “House Taken Over” uses transformation of an ordinary person and an ordinary setting to show us how easily circumstances can change .     Joyce Carol Oate’s “Where is Here” transformation scares readers because the story goes from being

The House of Usher has a somewhat real house built? “ A real house of Usher was located in Boston” (“Didn’t Know”). Most high schoolers read this story and also the House Taken over. This Essay will compare and contrast the techniques used by Julio Cortazar & Edgar Allan Poe. Although a lot of people will have a different opinion on what the biggest similarity between these two stories is. I think the biggest similarity is that there are two brothers and they both have a sister. In the story The

Stereotypically, decision-making is an essential practice for the young people. However, many times young adults make decisions using the wrong criteria. John Updike, the author of A&P short story brings out the clear nature of the intolerant behavior of young adults through an educative literary piece. Updike’s story captures the mind and numerous teachings concerning decision-making especially to the young adults. Decisions shape the life of people who make and implement them overtime. Whereas

Seneca lived in a time long after the fall of the Roman Republic, where one sole ruler controlled the government. He acted as a tutor and advisor to a young Nero during his reign as emperor. Along with Burrus, Seneca had great influence over Nero during his early years as emperor. However, he and Burrus lost that power when they refused to assist Nero in the murder of his mother. Seneca further lost favor with Nero after Burrus’s death and was later accused to be associated with the Pisonian Conspiracy

describing his own writings Cortazar once said “Much of what I have written falls into the category of eccentricity, because I have never admitted a clear distinction between living and writing; if in my life I have managed to disguise an only partial participation in my circumstances, I still cannot deny that eccentricity in what I write, since I write precisely because I am only half there or not there at all," (“Encyclopedia of World Biography”). By saying this, Cortazar was saying that he lived

Did you know that Julio Cortazar the author of “House Taken Over” spent a little bit of time in prison for opposing the government of Juan Peron? (“DonQuijote”) In his most famous story, the house is basically taken over by demons and spirits, The two individuals are very independent, they like to do things alone such as knit and read. House Taken Over is based on Edgar Allan Poe The Fall of Usher. This essay will compare and contrast the literary techniques used by Poe and Cortazar are setting, dialogue

of this is how Julio Cortazar wrote “Night Face Up” using suspense to emulate the progression of the character and the perspective they have while keeping the reader invested in what is occurring. An author can use elements of literature to create suspense and tension by foreshadowing a possible ending, integrating settings to manipulate

Julio Cortázar’s short story, "House Taken Over," presents a case on the consequences of isolationist values as well as the dangers of acting in self-interest. Cortázar carefully and deliberately lays out literary elements such as symbolism and metaphor, as well as characterization, to argue that the pursuit of personal gain at the expense of others can have disastrous implications for both individuals and society as a whole. "House Taken Over" tells the story of two siblings who lived in each other's

identity where we feel safe and at ease. However, the concept of home can be disrupted, and the loss of it can cause a sense of displacement and uncertainty. This idea is explored in Julio Cortázar's short story "House Taken Over," where the house symbolizes the siblings' family history and identity. In this literary work, Cortázar portrays the siblings living in their ancestral home, representing their connection to their past and identity. However, as the story progresses, an unknown force starts taking

Julio Cortazar’s ‘The Pursuer’ tells the story of character Johnny Carter and his music critic come biographer. Both Bruno, the music critic, and Johnny have very different approaches to music and what music means. As a professional music critic, Bruno has a very technical approach to music, which is evidenced in his descriptions of Johnny’s music throughout the story: “anyone could hear its deficiencies, the breathing perfectly audible at the ends of the phrase, and especially the final savage drop

In order to compare and contrast the use of magical realism elements in short stories, we asked ChatGPT to write a story of its own. Magical realism is a genre popular in Latin American literature that blends fantastical elements and real life by depicting magic as if it was ordinary. The prompt ‘write a magical realism short story about a chef whose meals are controlled by death’ generated a story about a chef named Isabella who owns a small but popular restaurant. Her secret to good food is that

describing his own writings Cortazar once said “Much of what I have written falls into the category of eccentricity, because I have never admitted a clear distinction between living and writing; if in my life I have managed to disguise an only partial participation in my circumstances, I still cannot deny that eccentricity in what I write, since I write precisely because I am only half there or not there at all," (“Encyclopedia of World Biography”). By saying this, Cortazar was saying that he lived

“Creo que todos tenemos un poco de esa bella locura que nos mantiene andando cuando todo alrededor es tan insanamente cuerdo.” – Julio Cortázar (1). It was this ‘beautiful madness’ which stemmed from within Cortázar that resulted in many of his greatest works. The main feature of his writing is the use of the ‘fantastic’. According to Cortázar, this is the most fictional of all literature. It is demonstrated in the book of short stories ‘Final del juego’ (1956) including the three stories that will

In the short story “Axolotl” by Julio Cortazar, an axolotl is reflecting upon the past and the metamorphosis it underwent to become the creature it is now. The story begins with a young boy visiting the zoo in his town and spotting the axolotls in the aquarium. He goes,“every morning, morning and afternoon some days” as these creatures begin to take hold of him. He begins to search for information about them and when he visits them he starts to perceive a connection as he finds more and more similarities

concepts in the form of a short story, such as The Night Face Up by Julio Cortazar, which contains two separate but parallel plotlines surrounding the main character’s shifting sense of reality. The story takes place in Mesoamerica during the mid 20th century and sometime between the 14th and 16th century, depicting both a hospital stay after a motorcycle accident and a Motecan warrior attempting to flee from the Aztecs. Cortazar expertly explores several related iterations of the idea that perception

“La Noche Boca Arriba” by Julio Cortázar and the film Pan’s Labyrinth by Guillermo del Toro both use magical realism as a vehicle to present the impact of traumatic events in a person's perspective of life itself. In Pan's Labyrinth, The film uses enigmatic, complex, characters with a background of trauma to make the viewer question the film's ambiguous ending. Much like Julio Cortazar's story. The main character's lives are both dramatically transformed, Blurring the lines between reality and fantasy

Contextual criticism is used in text to gain a better understanding, along with more knowledge of the text. In “Oedipus the King” by Sophocles and “The Night Face up” by Julio Cortazar. Criticizing these texts contextual for their content will help the reader have intelligent and knowledgeable interpretation of the stories. Using historical events, life experience and looking at the dominant culture we can find the context of certain passages enhances and creates a more accurate reading experience

“The Fall Of The House Of Usher” by Edgar Allan Poe and “ House Taken Over “ by julio Cortazar, both Gothic Literatures explaining the lives of those who are too afraid to live, when they believe in buying themselves happiness. In both stories, the setting is based off two extremely large homes that are being taken care of by siblings, both male and female. They end up excluding themselves from each other's lives and begin to follow a routine based of the house. Both keeping you guessing at the

controll. Julio Cortazar writes about this situation in his novel “House Taken Over”. A man and his sister live in a gigantic home, all by themselves. Then one day something takes over and they can't stop it, the brother is forced to lock off half of the house so that they won't be attacked by the things. “I heard it at the end of the passage which lead from thost two rooms toward the door. I hurled myself against the door before it was too late and shut it…luckily the key was on our side”(Cortazar 39-40)